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Former owner of water buffalo that roamed Iowa suburb for days pleads guilty
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The owner of a water buffalo that ran loose in a Des Moines, Iowa, suburb for days pleaded guilty for having an animal at large. The owner was fined $105 and court costs Thursday, the Des Moines Register reported. The owner was taking the...
Iowa will try to slow down No. 3 Ohio State and its arsenal of offensive weapons
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Iowa has a reputation for stout defenses, but there's likely some head-scratching going on in meetings this week as the Hawkeyes ponder Ohio State's arsenal of offensive weapons. When Iowa (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) visits the No. 3 Buckeyes on Saturday, defenders...
No. 3 Ohio State faces toughest test yet against RB Kaleb Johnson and 3-1 Iowa
Iowa (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) at No. 3 Ohio State (4-0, 1-0), Saturday, 3:30 ET (CBS) BetMGM College Football Odds: Ohio State by 19 1/2. Series record: Ohio State leads 47-15-3. What's at stake Iowa will be the toughest test yet for the...
No. 16 Iowa State, out to best start since 2000, looks to go 5-0 when Baylor visits
Baylor (2-3, 0-2 Big 12) at No. 16 Iowa State (4-0, 1-0), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (Fox) BetMGM College Football Odds: Iowa State by 12 1/2. Series record: Baylor leads 12-10. WHAT’S AT STAKE? The Cyclones are the highest-ranked team in...
Rematch of last season's College Football Playoff championship game highlights Big Ten slate
Things to watch this week in the Big Ten Conference: Game of the week No. 10 Michigan (4-1, 2-0) at Washington (3-2, 1-1), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (NBC) It’s a rematch of last year’s national championship game that Michigan won 34-13, but a whole lot...
No. 16 Iowa State is expecting frustrated Baylor Bears to pose a big challenge
To Iowa State coach Matt Campbell, Baylor has the look of a team on the cusp of breaking out following a couple of gut-wrenching losses. The 16th-ranked Cyclones (4-0, 1-0 Big 12) are going to do all they can to keep that from happening Saturday night when the Bears (2-3, 0-2) visit...
Former Iowa mayor gets probation for role in embezzlement case
ARMSTRONG, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa mayor who was among several town officials charged in an embezzlement case was sentenced to probation Tuesday. Greg Buum served multiple stints as mayor of Armstrong, a community of 845 residents in the northern part of the state. Buum pleaded guilty...
Overlooked by the No. 3 Buckeyes, Iowa's Kaleb Johnson packs some extra motivation for his trip home
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa's Kaleb Johnson is returning to his home state this week motivated to show the third-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes what they missed out on. The junior didn't receive a scholarship offer from the Buckeyes when he was coming out of Hamiltion High School....
Frank Fritz of the reality TV Show 'American Pickers' dies at 60
Frank Fritz, part of a two-man team who drove around the U.S. looking for antiques and collectibles to buy and resell on the reality show “American Pickers,” has died. He died Monday night at a hospice facility in Davenport, Iowa, said Annette Oberlander, a longtime friend. She...
Affolter, a key in Iowa's run to national title game, is out until early November after knee surgery
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Sydney Affolter, who played a key role in Iowa's run to a second straight national championship game last season, underwent knee surgery and will be out until early November, coach Jan Jensen said Tuesday. Affolter started the final nine games in place of the...
